Silence

['saɪləns]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the absence of sound; 'he needed silence in order to sleep'; 'the street was quiet'.

(noun.) the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); 'there was a shocked silence'; 'he gestured for silence'.

(verb.) keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; 'All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power'.

卡尔顿手打--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.

(n.) Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness.

(n.) Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.

(n.) The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.

(n.) Absence of mention; oblivion.

(interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.

(v. t.) To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.

(v. t.) To put to rest; to quiet.

(v. t.) To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.

(v. t.) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.

迪莉娅編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Stillness, noiselessness, quiet, calm.[2]. Taciturnity, muteness, dumbness.[3]. Oblivion, obscurity.

v. a. [1]. Still, hush, gag, stifle, muzzle, muffle, put to silence.[2]. Allay, quiet, calm, put to rest, put an end to.

interj. Hush, whist, mum, soft, tush, chut, tut, be still, be silent, hold your tongue.

詹尼弗編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Still, stifle, hush, allay, quiet, calm,[See ABRIDGE]

SYN:Taciturnity, stillness, calm, peace, hush, muteness, secrecy, oblivion

ANT:Garrulity, loquacity, talkativeness, chatter, noise, brawl, clamor, clatter,din, Babel, tumult, agitation, restlessness, storm, unrest, roar, bruit,reverberation, resonance, commotion, cackling, proclamation, publicity, fame,rumor, remembrance, repute, celebrity

整理:塞尔瓦托

解釋/意思:

n. state of being silent: absence of sound or speech: muteness: cessation of agitation: calmness: oblivion.—v.t. to cause to be silent: to put to rest: to stop.—interj. be silent!—adj. Sī′lent free from noise: not speaking: habitually taciturn: still: not pronounced: of distilled spirit without flavour or odour.—n. Silen′tiary one who keeps order in an assembly.—adv. Sī′lently.—n. Sī′lentness,=Silence."

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